Drawing, Sketchbook Page with Stirrup making [Staphae, sive Stapedes], ca. 1590, Stradanus, circa 1590

Scene outside a stirrup maker's shop. In the foreground, a man is mounting his horse. At left, a woman holds stirrups suspended by their straps. The interior of the shop, showing the process of making stirrups, visible at left. Another figure on horseback at right. Bottom left: "straffano" the stirrup maker. Date: circa 1590. Dimensions: 10.7 x 14.9 cm (4 3/16 x 5 7/8 in.). Medium: brush and gray wash, pen and ink, wash on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Sketchbook Page with Stirrup making (Staphae, sive Stapedes), ca. 1590 (CH 18120339-2)